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485: Ask David: Schizophrenia; OCD--What REALLY Works?

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01/19/2026

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Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT - The New Mood Therapy

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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style= "color: #000000;">Helping a Loved One with Schizophrenia</span></strong></h1> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Treating OCD! My Hands Might Be Contaminated!</strong></h2> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>How To Mend an Angry, Broken Heart</strong></h2> <p><span style="color: #000000;">The answers to today's questions are brief and were written prior to the show. Listen to the podcast for a more in-depth discussion of each question.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Here are the questions for today's podcast.</span></p> <ol> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Joel asks: How can we use TEAM CBT to help a patient or loved one struggling with schizophrenia?</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Jean asks: Since CBT won't work with OCD, should we use exposure or the Hidden Emotion Technique instead?</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Jim asks: When someone has objectively hurt you, like your partner has had an affair, how do you get over that pain? </span></li> </ol> <p><span style="color: #000000;">And here are the answers.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Question #1 </strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Dear Dr Burns,</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">I learned from you that the foundational principle of CBT is that our emotions, and ultimately our behaviors, are rooted in thoughts or beliefs. Are there emotional and/or behavioral disorders (perhaps like schizophrenia) that are rooted in abnormal neurobiological brain pathologies, rather than in distorted cognitions or self-defeating beliefs? And if so, is TEAM CBT relevant to helping those suffering from these "psychoses"? </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">With much gratitude, respect, and affection,</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Joel</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Question #2</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Dear Dr. Burns:</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">I'm curious if you have thoughts about the problem of talking back to the obsessive thoughts in OCD. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Thank you,</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Jean</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Question #3</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Dear Dr. Burns:</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">When someone has objectively hurt you, like your partner has had an affair, how do you get over that pain?  I am not having thoughts that I did anything wrong, or there is something the matter with me, I feel sad, hurt and confused and angry.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Jim</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Thanks for listening today!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Matt, Rhonda, and David</span></p>